Cistern cut-off.



ADAM FINK, OF PARKSTON, SOUTH DAKOTA.

CESTERN CUT-OFF.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 26, 1909.

Application filed June l', 1908. Serial No. 435,984.

To all' whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ADAM FINK, a citizen of the United States, residingat Parkston, in the county of Hutchinson and State of South Dakota, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in' Cistern Cut-Os, ofwhich the following 1s a specication, referreaches a predeterminedheight.

rlhe object of the invention is to provide a cistern cut off which willbe simple, strong, durable and comparatively inexpensive inconstruction, and reliable and efficient in operation.

l, ith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists ofthenovel features of construction and the combination and arrangement ofparts hereinafter fully described and claimed, and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a front elevation of myimproved cistern cut oil; Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view; and Fig.3 is a horizontal section. A

My improved cistern cut off comprises a body 1 having an inlet pipe 2 atits upper end, an outlet pipe 3 at its lower end and an outlet 4 uponone side, the latter being ada ted to discharge into the cistern. rheout et 4 is in the form of a circular opening over which is arranged athree sided delector or hood 5, the openportion of'which is covered bywire netting 6 or any other screening material that will prevent solidmatter from passing into the cistern. The waste pipe 3 is arrangedbeneath a circular opening 7 in the bottom of the body 1 and saidopening, which forms a valve seat, is adapted to be closed by a hingedor iiat valve 8 mounted upon the bottom of the body 1. Said valveconsists of a metal late of substantially circular form which is hingedor pivoted, as at 9, and has its lower face covered with leather or thelike 10 which, when the valve is closed, will eectively prevent waterfrom passing through the outlet 7. The cistern outlet opening 4 is alsoso disposed that when said valve is raised to expose the outlet opening7 it will close the opening 4, as will be readily seen upon reference toFig. 2.

The valve is operated by a link 11 pivoted at its upper end to thebottom face of the valve and extending through the opening 7 and thepipe 3 and having its lower end pivoted to an arm 12 on a rock shaft 13journaled in bearing brackets 14 depending from the bottom of the pipe3. Upon one end of the rock shaft or pivot 13 is a crank arm 15 to whichis pivotally connected the stem of a loat 16. rihe float 16 which isarranged within the cistern, may be of any suitable form andconstruction, but l pret'- erably make its stem adjustable and of twoslidabl-y engaged sections 17, 18 one of which is shown tubular totelescopically receive the other, which latter is held in an adjustedposition within it by a set screw' or any other suitable means 19.

ln operation, it will be seen that the weight of the float will hold thevalve 8 in its closed position over the seat or opening 7 and that whenthe water in the cistern rises to a predetermined point and moves thefloat upwardly it will swing the valve to its open position to open theoutlet opening 7 Aand ipe 3 and to close the outlet opening 4.

y adjusting the stem of the float it will be seen that the valve may beoperated to shut oii the water when the latter is at any desired heightor level in the cistern.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is:

1. A device of the character described comprising a body having an inletand two outlet openings, one being disposed in its bottom and the otherin its side, a valve hinged at one edge in the body at the point ofintersection ot its bottom and said side whereby said valve may be swungto a horizontal position to close the opening in the bottom of the bodyor to a vertical osition to close the opening in the side of tliie same,bearings beneath the body, a shaft in said bearings and having two arms,a link connecting one arm of the shaft to the bottom of said valve, anda float connected to the other arm of said shaft.

2. A device of the character described comprising a body having an inletand two outlet openings, one being disposed in its bottom and the otherin its side, a valve hinged at one edge in the body at the point ofintersection of its bottom and said side whereby said valve may be swungto a horizontal position to close the opening in the bottom ofthe bodyor to a vertical position to close the opening in the side of the same,bearings beneath the body, a shaft in said bearings and having tWo arms,a link connecting one arIn of the shaft to the bottom of said valve, afloat, and a stein for the float connected to the other arm on the shaftand consisting of slidably engaged and adjustably connected sections.

3. A device of the character described comprising a body having an inletand two outlet openings, one of the latter being disposed in its bottomand the other in its side, a hinged valve adapted to alternately openand close said outlet openings, a deflecting hood arranged over theoutlet opening in the side of the body, a screen in said hood, a pipedepending from the body, bearings carried by said pipe, a shaft in saidbearings, an arm upon said shaft, a link connecting said arrn to thevalve and extending through said pi' e and the outlet opening in thebottom of tiie body, a second arm on said shaft, a fioat, and asternconnecting said ioat to said second arm.

4. A device of the character described comprising a body having an inletand two outlet openings, one disposed in its bottom and the other in itsside, a hinged valve ada ted to alternately open and close said out etopenings, a deiiecting hood arranged outside ofthe body over the outletopening in its side, a screen over the open portion of the hood, a pipedepending from the bottom of the body and arranged over the outletopening in the latter, bearin bracketsupon said pipe, a rock shaft insaid In testimony whereof I hereunto aiiiX my .n

signature in the presence of tWo Witnesses. ADAM FINK.

kVVitnesse/sz WILHELM MAAS, J oHN DoERING.

bearing brack- 3 ets, an arrn upon said shaft, a link connecting

